Ogden Nash - Quodid

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Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote more than 500 pieces. With his unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared by The New York Times to be the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry.

Quotes from Ogden Nash

The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat.

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People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore.

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Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long.

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People who have what they want are fond of telling people who haven't what they want that they really don't want it.

I think that I shall never see / a billboard lovely as a tree. / Perhaps, unless the billboards fall, / I'll never see a tree at all.

A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things - a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.

It's interesting, on your second day of existence, to realize that your father is going to blame all the future failures of his life on you.

The advancement of the arts from year to year taxes our credulity, and seems to presage the arrival of that period when human improvement must end.

Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.

Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.

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